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305 16 PAGES Into the auditorium and single file into the seats, the men filled them swiftly and neatly. In a few moments more than 1700 men had filled the prison theater, each witf a little white program in his hand. "Christmas festival program presented by the Kansas City chapter of war mothers," the program stated. w' Show Despair Most of the assembled convicts sat sullenly, with folded arms, and looked at the worn curtain. Mail bootlegger, narcotic peddler, forger, counterfeiter, bank wreckers they dared the entertain ers to change their sullen mood.

The prison chaplain said the in vocation and Mrs. W. H. Wyley, chairman of the entertainment committee, wished the crowd a Merry Christmas. Then Harry Kes sell, a popular Kansas City singer and master of ceremonies, asked the boys in a cheerio voice to Join "him in "Silent Night." They stood, but did not sing.

Suddenly something happened. It began with a flurry of girls in modern dancing costumes, a flurry of white crepe and pink silk. A gasp went through the auditorium. Boy! A few yips went up. Step it up, girlie! Is it all right, LIQUOR CHARGES AGAINST 167 ARE DROPPED BY U.

S. Pittsburgh Politicians Are Freed After Indictments Are aiucuea By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Dec. 23. Charges of conspiracy to violate the prohibi tion laws on which 167 persons, in eluding Superintendent of Police Peter P. Walsh, State Assemblyman Samuel J.

Orenet and several other police officers and political figures were indicted, were dropped by the government to day. The motion to nolle prosse the cases was made by United States Attorney Louis E. Graham. Leslie Salver, special assistant to Attorney General Mitchell, recommended the action. The explanation was made that the Attorney General approved the move.

A blanket indictment and individual indictments were dropped. The defendants were indicted in June, 1928, after the Federal Grand Jury had heard scores of witnesses in its probe of an alleged city wide liquor ring. Five Injured in Wreck Gorman, Dec. 23. (IP) Five persons were injured, several of them seriously, when two Union Pacific passenger trains collided a mile east of here this morning.

All of the injured were reported to be trainmen, no passengers being hurt. The injured were removed to Hays, Kansas. I Vare to Go South Philadelphia, Dec. 23. (IP) William S.

Vare expects to go to Florida the latter part of next week, It was announced at his home in Atlantic City, and may leave without dis closing whether he intends to retire as a candidate for United States Senator. Pennsylvania (Penn's experiment is note a great Commonwealth. From day to iay herein Kill be told some tact of ill history. E. J.

S.J PUBLIC SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED Oovernor Wolf urged th cause of eibllc education. During hi admln tratlon, in 1834, a law fu passed providing for a system of public schools. The law met with much opr position from the selfish thought that one man ought not to be taxed to pay for the education of another man's children. An effort at repeal was made at the next session of the Legislature, but was defeated largely by the effect of a powerful speech made by Thad deus Like many another who nss sougnt wisely oenent numamty, "on sunerea xor nia next electli election' hip. lp.

DC seal, and 'at the he lost tha governor From Samuel Penypaekar His Wife Colombia, N. Dec. 23. (JP) I Earnest Eastman, 48, early to day shot and killed his wife, Eva. 31.

mother of four children. Eastman then notified his mother in law who called a physician and Sheriff Bur ley Kelsea. Eastman was arrested. ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HARRISBURG Store koss Mou CHRISTMAS BRINGS RELIEF TO CONVICTS IN FACE OF DESPAIR By Associated Press Leavenworth, Dec. 23.

The long gray columns marched silently through the grim corridors of the Federal penitentiary here, beating a solemn tatoo on the stone floor. Eyes straight ahead, faces inexpressive, the prisoners marched through the austere rotunda, where the green and red lights of a Christmas tree gleamed dimly on the marble Mr. Warden? Quite all right, said Warden T. B. White.

Miss Doris Bickell. a red headed girl with a voice like the sound of a clarinet, came out and sang her blues, "I ain't got nobody Demeanor Changes Sullen faces were remade with laughter. When a contralto note trembled, lingered and sobbed, they groaned and laughed. The ap plause roared. Whoopee! Miss Lou ise McCue and Miss Jane Af falter sang popular songs, and the prison ers forgot they had guards.

The warden smiled appreciatively at the high humor into which his boys had been thrown. There was an hour of it, and then the prison the iron, and stone, and steel reasserted itself. The prison orchestra replaced the visiting jazz ensemble. It blared a march and a small, straight captain of the guards paced to the front He flicked his forefinger to the right. Five hundred men in the right section stood and marched out as one.

He flicked the finger to the left. Five hundred more men rose and joined in lockstep. Four small gestures and 1700 men were marching through the stone corridors. There Was the harsh voice of a guard the cold blink of the Christmas tree lights, unregarded by sullen eyes the monotonous rumble and snuffle of marching feet and finally the remote clang of sliding cell block doors sliding shut behind the army. Lights on the Christmas tree blinked The entertainers shiv ered slightly in the darkened auditorium.

ljii unnsnnasin iieavenwortn. RAID COCK FIGHT IN PERRY COUNTY; 50 UNDER ARREST State Police Stop Bird Battle Spectators Post Forfeits Fifty men who came from New York, New Jersey and Washington to enjoy a pre Christmas cock fight in a large barn at Sterretts Gap, to day had returned home convinced that "those days are gone forever." In their wake they left oash deposits of $14 each for then appearance at hearings next Saturday, but they also left what authorities said were fictitious names, indicating they did not expect to return. It was a once familiar scene upon which ten State Policemen and several agents of the Women's So ciety For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Pennsylvania, broke in about midnight Saturday. The raiding led by Frank C. Mc Creary, Philadelphia superintendent I of the society, found the cock fight' ing fans gathered about a miniature arena in which two roosters, equipped with metal spurs, were battling to the death.

Nearby lay sixteen feathered gladiators dying. The owners of the place, de scribed by the State Police as "one of the best equipped cock fighting establishments ever found in this section of the country," were not found at th ham. State Police herded the spectators before J. LaRue Hess, Duncannon justice, of the peace. A truckload of roosters were taken to Philadelphia.

An offer of $500 from one on Page 3) FAKE TELEPHONE CALL IS USED TO TRICK MERCHANT Thief Gets Jewelry Valued at $125; RaidVerbeke Street Store While a confederate called. John Wolf, 1313 Fulton street, proprietor of the Capitol Novelty Shopsame address, to the telephone, a burglar took $125 worth of Christmas jewelry from the store yesterday afternoon bringing th totla loss from robberies of stores in the past three days to $1675. Of this amount, $600 worth of merchandise from the Kushel and Kushel store, South Fourth street, was recovered by police early Sat urday morning with the arrest of three men at a house on Mulberry street shortly after the burglary took place. $700 Loss For Bazaar The heaviest loss was suffered by the Broad Street Garden Bazaar, 414 Verbeke street, where thieves carried away $700 worth of. mer chandise early Sunday morning.

Herman Dietch, owner of the store, said entrance was made by forcing the front door. Luggage and cloth' ing were taken. Between seven and eight dozen men's shirts, and seven or eight dozen women's garments were taken from display counter. Four suits, five dresses and four leather coats were taken from racks, the thieves packing their lot In ten suitcases and valises. Wolf told police he.

had a mys terious telephone call yesterday aft ernoon and while he was attempting to learn what the party at the other end of the wire wanted, his store was robbed. Finally leaving the telephone he learned the call was a ruse as he returned to the store and discovered the robbery. LANCASTER HAS HEAT PROSTRATION Ru Associated Press Lancaster, Dec. 23. Believe it or not, Harry Marshall was overcome by heat last night.

Marshall, vho is 55, collapsed while attending services at the St. John's Episcopal Church. He was taken to a hospital where physicians found he was suffering from heat Treatment given heat victims in summer was administered to him and he was revived. Marshall is the son of a former postmaster of Lancaster. SAVE FAMILY AS FIRE DESTROYS HOME By Associated Press Wayne, Dec.

23. Trapped in their burning apartment, William E. Pegler, 30, threw his young wife and their 8 months' old baby from a second story window into the arms of firemen and then leaped to safety himself. Pegler had carried his 3 year old son. to the street and had returned for his wife and baby when the stairway collapsed.

French Name Delegates Paris, Dec. 23. (JP The French delegation to 'the five power disarmament conference in London next January was appointed at a cabinet meeting, this It consists of Premier Tardieu, Foreign Minister Briand, Minister of Marine Leygues, Minister of Colonies Pietri and Ambassador De Fleuriau. Honda Gets Variety. Jacksonville, Dec.

23. (IP) Florida had a taste of all kinds of weather to day, with temperatures ranging from below freezing in the extreme northwest portion to balmy spring in the southeast Six Cruisers Battered and Grown Old in Service Are Slated For Scrap Heap Bu Associated Press i Washington. Dec. 23. Six old men o'war, crippled from exploits that made them famous, soon will pass from the navy rolls.

The six are obsolete cruisers. The department announced to day that bids for them would be opened on February 4. Such vessels, usually are bought to be One of the six the XT. 8. 8.

New Orleans steamed into battle against cerveraa off Cuba, shortly after she com' missioned in IMS. The U. S. 8. Albany, commis sloned in 1900, was flagship of the commander of the Nicaraguan expeditionary squadron In 1909, and one of the World War cruiser force.

The Salem, took an active part in the capture of Vera Cruz and Charleston, the Frederick, (formerly the Maryland) and the Huron were in convoy service during the World; war? i i MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER' 23,, 1929. FORGETS HER SLED AS SHE LOOKS; FOR SANTA'S LETTER fl Christmas messages were being delivered as usual this mornintr In spite or tne neavy snow fall, wumer Harrison and Eugene Hartman, two members or the extra force employed for the Christmas rush deliver ing mail in North Second street Jean Chambers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chambers, 2312 North Second street pauses with her sled to see whether Santa has written to her. MRS: HOOVER JS AID TO SANTA CLAUS IN TimmEGRmrmEm By Associated Press Washington, Dec.

23. The merry mixup that Santa sometimes makes proved too much for, Mrs. Herbert Hoover today. She came on the stage of Wash ington's biggest motion picture house and say, arranged In neat rows, by color and number cards, the wide eyed, expectant children of Washington's none too prosper ous class. She saw bulging, gay cretonne covered bags, arranged in neat rows, by color and number cards, to match the little boys and girls.

Will you please arrange it so the right child is with the right bag?" she said to the master of ceremonies, "if I just give any bag STATE TROOPERS FIND NO TRACE OFHOLD UPTRIO Bandits Rob City Barber on Highway Near Gettys Held up by a bandit trio, robbed of his wallet after being, hit over the head and rolled down an em bankment, J. H. Middleton, 46, barber, 1700 Regina street, ras left stranded ay robbers nve miles south of Gettysburg early yesterday. The bandits fired his car containing $65 worth of Christmas presents as they left. lv State Police to day said they had no clues and had found no trace of the bandits.

Middleton told the. State Police at Gettysburg the holdup occurred at 3 o'clock yesterday morning as he was on his way to visit a sister, Mrs. Addie Jenkins, Mt. Vernon. He told the authorities he was taking Christmas presents to his relatives.

He was stopped at a bridge on the Oettysburg Emmltsburg' road, when an approaching car suddenly turned across the entrance. to the bridge and blocked the road. Three unmasked men leaped out, 'one of them striking Middleton "with blunt Instrument, according to his report, rolling him down a after taking a wallet containing $73 and a gold. watch. While he was lying beside the road, one of the bandits' set fire to hn car, and the trio sped away.

Lester Kennell, Gettysburg, R. 3, picked up the injured man and took him to a Gettysburg hosoital. He was given treatment and then taken to. the state Police substation to make a report of the robbery. Herman L.

Hoffmlre, Camp Hill. an employe in his shop, brought him to his home. Rural Conversation Pint Rube Row much milk dou (OW 'Second I'Riilft Oh, ntrh onto twenty how much of It do I'jcuM Turty qus, to any child that comes, 111 get them all. mixed up. The organ played carols.

Tlie line started. Hoover stood beside a cheer. ful Santa, and gave out the brighi bags to the toddlers from Central Mission1 Emergency Home. The bags were almost as big as boys and girls. And as tiny Marie Couch struggled from the stage under her burden, she was saying to little.

Betty Heiter, "Wait, you got mine! This is For almost nobody got the Christmas bags intended for In a motherly manner, Mr3. Hoover added much to the gayety of the Christmas party. POLICE OPEN NEW WIRE SYSTEM TO CHECK CRIMINALS Link 95 Cities in New Circuit; Headquarters in Harrisburg A perfectly co ordinated police communication system to expedite the capture of criminals and suppression of crime a State wide telephone typewriter system with Harrisburg as the central point, was formally inaugurated to day. This State Police circuit, which links ninety five cities and towns throughout Pennsylvania, is served by more than 3400 miles of tele phone circuits. It represents the cumulative' achievement of the State Police, Pennsylvania Police Chiefs' Association and others, Sends First Messare Governor John S.

Fisher officially inaugurated the service with this message: "This system is dedicated to the maintenance of law and order and the suppression of Immediately following the trans mission of this message, which was sent in the presence of State Police Officials, members nt the GovArnnr's 'Cabinet and Bell Telephone Com pany employes, Chief Justice von Moschzisker sent the following i MA device such as this which will help in the maintenance of law and order will be welcomed by all good Edward Martin, chairman of the 1 (Continued on Page 3) Chicago, Dec. 23. No divorces In Chicago, to morrow; It's Christmas Eve an occasion which Judge Joseph Sabath does not believe coincides with the spirit of domestic discards Juage saoawi, who has many uoueaoos vox oivorceaauaaia it STORM HAMPERS TftAFFiC CITY; TRAINSDELAYED Drifting Snow Slows Trolleys; Highway Forcer Busy Opening Roads Aj white Christmas fiije for new sleds, not so good for bicycles was assured to day. Harrisburgers and suburbanites awoke to find snow, falling, drifting, blowing. C.

R. Peck, acting forecaster in the Federal Weather Bureau, pre dicted the snow would continue throughout the late afternoon and to night and Ithat a depth of eight inches or more may cover the ground A low temperature of 20 to night as compared with 22 last night is also forecast. During the morning at times rain and sleet fell, adding to hazardous traveling conditions. Until late this afternoon" more than four inches of snow had fallen. care were' late arriving from West Shore towns.

City trolleys were running behind schedules. Autoists hurriedly clipped chains to wheels as they started out for the day. Trains were running late out of the storm bound City Highway Department cials called out all its forces to the streets. State Highway crews with plows were busy throughout the day on main roads. Sidewalks in front of stores and residences were being cleared.

Pre parations were made for the Christmas shopping crowds. All Roads Onem i Despite a snowfall ranging from one ana one naii to seven mcnes depth the State, the Statt "Highway Department: an nounced to day that all roads are open for two way traffic; A force of 3000 men and 500 plows were put to work to keep the roads open for traffic, Samuel Eckels, chief en gineer, reported. 'i Unless heavy winds said, the Department does not an ticipate any tie up or motorist diffi culty other than the natural' slow ing down of traffic from the normal speed Harrisburg and valley Railways transportation officials sent: plows and sweepers over the lines to main tain service to all points and unless serious drifting of snow develops they i anticipate little' in keeping tracks open. i. ASCISTS DECIDE TO QUIT IN U.

S. Bu Associated Press New York, Dec. 23. Count Ignazio Dt Revel, head of the Fascist League of North America, has announced that the organization will, disband December 31. Decision to end the league was teached yesterday at a meeting in which from" 87 of the 93 chapters, voted unanimously'' for the dissolution.

i Woman Disappean after she finished work a Market street confectionery store Saturday night, police were asked to day to assist in the search for Miss Carrie Carr, 22, 1716 Briggs street. She was attired in a brown hat, black shoes, blue coat with a gray fur collar, white dress and grey stockings when she disappeared. She was described as weighing 160 pounds, having brown eyes and dark hair. GUNMAN'S RIFLE IS IDENTIFIED AS MASSACRE WEAPON By Associated Press Dec. 23.

Major Calvin H. Goddard, ballastic expert," asserted to day that markings fourid bullets taken from the' bodies of the seven victims of the Moran gang massacre last February were identt cal with markings on, bullets fired from, the sub machine guns 'found in. the' St. Joseph, Mteh.j home of Fred Burke, notorious killer and bank bandit. No Divorce to Be Given on Day Before Christmas his entire court session to morrow would be devoted to an effort to effect reconcilllations.

Whether the warring factors want to: or i noX, "Judge Sabath said, he will make ihem "think about it ovsta Christ inaa? i.v a a Dally except Sunday. Entered ai Second Clan Matter at the Post Office at Barrlsburg 8INQLK COPIES CENTS SHIP SINKS CARRYING SCORES TO DEATH IN STORM SWEPT OCEAN By Associated Press Hong Kong, China, Dec. 23. The Chinese steamer Lee Cheong with Chinese officers and crew and 250 Chinese passengers including many women and children sank late Saturday night with practically all on board. HANDLE INCREASE IN MAIL WITH NO DELAY IS REPORT Extra Forces Busy at City Post Office; West, Shore Rushed Postmaster Charles E.

Pass said to day the volume of mail received at the Harrisburg office represented an 18 per cent, increase over last year. "Prompt and efficient handling, of mail and better co operation from the mailing public has kept the mail at the local office moving without overcrdwding the office facilities." He also said that the snow would a slight in 'the mail delivery but he expected that all mail would be delivered in good time. i Harold Fry, Camp, Hill postmas ter, said that four deliveries were made yesterday and that, a large part of the mall had been cleaned up. Four extra men who are help ing to deliver the excess mail were working hard to day and Mr. Fry said that he expected to have the office in fine condition this evening.

S. Smith, postmaster: at New Cumberland said that one delivery was made yesterday and that the volume of mail was 25 per cent, greater than In any other, year. Although the condition of the office was crowded this morning he said that the three extra men along with the regular force were expected to take care of a large portion of the incoming mail. Shoppers despite the weather, were out in force and merchants look for increasing crowds to night and to morrow In a last minute shopping rush.1 PARK BEARS ARE POPULAR DESPITE THEIR PLAYFULNESS Washington, Dec. 23.

GT) There is trouble brewing for the bears in the national parks. Colonel C. G. Thompson, superin tendent of Tosemite, has made the following laconic report to Director Albright: "Bears are slightly on the in crease. They were the source of greatest interest to visitors during 1929 and of real concern to us, sending thirty persons to the hos pltal for medical attention, and be ing quite destructive." New Comet Photographed Cambridge, Dec.

23. (JP) The new comet, discovered by Wilk, of Cracow, Poland, on Friday, was photographed last night and early to day at the Harvard Observatory, Dr. Harlow Shapley, director of the observatory, announced to day. POLAR FLIGHT IS CALLED OFF BY ZEPPELIN OWNERS By Associated Press i Berlin, Dec. 23.

The polar flight of the dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, which: had been scheduled for the spring, has been cancelled. The an nounoement was marte to day at the Berlin offices of the Zeppelin Company; The: proposed Arctic flight of the Graf Zeppelin has gone into difficulties several times, one of the first ones being the refusal of about hall' the crew, because of questions of pay, sanitary arrangements and. in surance. This was straightened but the next problem was the refusal of insurance companies in Germany to underwrite the flight Swimmer Saves Twelve Oporto, Portugal, Dec. (JP) Plunging into rough seas at Lelxoes, the port of Oporto, a sailor swam with a line to the sinking trawler Santa Maria, and was credited with saving the.

lives twelvs. men. on board. The, vessel was caught In violent storm shortly after Waving Swadue Saturday afternoon for Hong Kong and went down at midnight swamped by huge wayes. Two seamen clinging to wreckage were, picked up yesterday and brought here.

ATTERIPTMADEON VICEROY'S LIFE BY BOMB THROWER i 5 India's Excitement Oyer Political Gatherings Behind Desperate' Attack By Associated Press New Delhi, India, Dec. 23. Lord: Irwin, viceroy of India, escaped pos sible' death to day when his train was bombed. One of his attendants was injured slightly. Lord Irwin was not hurt.

j. 'v The bomb was thrown into the coach iniwhich the viceroy and his party had been riding, but which they had left as they approached Delhi station. The explosion smashed a door, In' the dining car. The train continued and when it arrived at the station Lord Irwin went direct to his offic ial residence. Country In Uproar The bombing occurred a few hours before the1 time fixed for Lord Ii win's meeting with Nationalist leaders at his residence.

The lead ers included Mahatms Gnandl and Motilal Nehru, the Swaraj Sir Tejbabadur Sapru, Liberal lead er, and other persons of consider able standing. There is great oolltical excite ment. in India this week, partly because, of the vice reral natianalist conferences and partly because of opening of. the All India Congress at Lahore on Several Attacks The bombing was only the last of series of attempts which have been made on Lord Irwin's life. A bridge was burned last April in front of a train on which he and Lady Irwin were traveling shortly after had delegated new unusual parliamentary powers to himself.

Two bombs earlier had been thrown into the government benches of Parliament by Communists in the gallery, several persons were injured. At the time, he said conditions in India, from' their very urgency, could not be made public. It was assumed he refereed to radical and anarchistic tendencies. MORRISON GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR MRS. McBRIDTS MURDER Carlisle, Dec.

23. A sentence of life imprisonment, was imposed today on Norman Morrison, blind former inmate of an' insane asylum, by Judge E. M. Biddle, in Cumberland, county court Morrison was convicted of first degree murder, with a recommendation of life imprisonment, for the killing of Frances Bo werm aster, divorced wife of James McBride. Morrison shot and killed the woman after she spurned his attentions.

He then turned his gun on himself, Inflicting wounds caused blindness and sent him to an insane asylum for three yeirs. Morrison will be taken to the Eastern Penitentiary soon after Christmas. HEAVY SNOWFALL IN SOUTHERN STATES By Associated Press' Atlanta, Dec. 23. The snow swept South set' out to day to clear away white flakes packed seventeen inches' deep in some regions, free the principal highways of angles coating and 'catch; up with its time x.

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